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CONTACT:Providence Friends Meeting\; eddreby@gmail.com
DESCRIPTION:The Friends Committee on National Legislation will soon be revi
sing The World We Seek\, last revised in 2013\, FCNL’s legislative policy
statement. It provides the framework within which its priorities are set a
nd around which its lobby work is centered.\nThe Peace and Social Action C
ommittee is sponsoring a Courageous Conversation at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday\,
March 24. The theme of our Courageous Conversation will be the Green New
Deal and Public Banking. Some members of the Committee suggested that FCNL
study these issues in order to include policy statements about them in th
e revised The World We Seek.\nAs many of us know\, climate scientists rece
ntly warned that there is much less time than previously projected for r
educing carbon emissions to avoid a global climate catastrophe. The World
We Seek already embraces many of the Green New Deal proposals. Yet it is s
ilent about the need for financial reform – which is one of its central el
ement\, and includes public banking\, viewed by its proponents as essentia
l to support the rest of a Green New Deal.\nThe World We Seek also already
calls for “economic policies that are environmentally sustainable.” Yet t
here’s currently no shared understanding of the kind of policies that are
needed. This is why the Collaborative wants the Policy Committee to establ
ish a process to discern the economic policies that FCNL needs to promote.
It’s also why the Collaborative wants FCNL staff to investigate a possibl
e role of public banking in a sustainable economy\, even though it’s not y
et included in The World We Seek.\nOur invited guest for the Courageous Co
nversation is Walter McRee\, one of our nation’s leading advocates for pub
lic banking. We will discuss the current financial system and why the prop
onents of public banking see it as an important way to address many of the
concerns about the financial system.
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LOCATION:Providence Friends Meeting @ 105 N Providence Rd\, Media\, PA 1906
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SUMMARY:Green New Deal & Public Banking
URL:https://transitiontownmedia.org/event/green-new-deal-public-banking/
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The Peace and Social Action Committee is sponsoring a Coura
geous Conversation at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday\, March 24. Th
e theme of our Courageous Conversation will be the Green New Deal and Publ
ic Banking. Some members of the Committee suggested that FCNL stu
dy these issues in order to include policy statements about them in the re
vised The World We Seek.

\n

As many of us know\, climate sci
entists recently warned that there is much less time than previously pro
jected for reducing carbon emissions to avoid a global climate catastrophe
. The World We Seek already embraces many of the Green New Deal p
roposals. Yet it is silent about the need for financial reform – which is
one of its central element\, and includes public banking\, viewed by its p
roponents as essential to support the rest of a Green New Deal.

\n

The World We Seek also already calls for “economic policies that ar
e environmentally sustainable.” Yet there’s currently no shared understand
ing of the kind of policies that are needed. This is why the Collaborative
wants the Policy Committee to establish a process to discern the economic
policies that FCNL needs to promote. It’s also why the Collaborative want
s FCNL staff to investigate a possible role of public banking in a sustain
able economy\, even though it’s not yet included in The World We Seek<
/em>.

\n

Our invited guest for the Courageous Conversation is
Walter McRee\, one of our nation’s leading advocates for public banking.
We will discuss the current financial system and why the proponen
ts of public banking see it as an important way to address many of the con
cerns about the financial system.